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13 A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA
EASTERN WEI / NORTHERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Პ偼 ࡄক ⴠ▝ⴠ䰂҈⿸
sensitively carved, the standing figure with the hands in abhaya mudra, the columnar body dressed in simple
monk’s robes and surplice draped elegantly over the lower forearm, trailing even pleats down the body
terminating in a naturalistically gathered hem over the bare feet, the youthful face finely carved with delicate
features, with almond-shaped eyes framed by an elegantly arched brow, the mouth in a faint smile, the head with
a domed ushinisha, the hair in neatly arranged coils, all raised on a circular base, wood stand (2)
Height 22 in., 56 cm
$ 300,000-500,000
PROVENANCE ҳ⎽
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). ट㦯㟙ɀ⧷㗜̶̓喍1978Ꭱ䕊喎ᩣ㫼
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